Corrugated reflector for automobile lamps



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c. A. MICHEL CORRUGATED REFLECTOR FOR AUTOMOBILE LAMPS Z SheeLa-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 3, 19 2 Nov. 4 1924. 1,513,845

C. A. MICHEL CORRUGATED REFLECTOR FOR AUTOMOBILE LAMPS Filed Jan. 3 1.9 2 '4 $huet=$heet 2 Patented Nov. 4, 1924.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE A. MICHEL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE GUIDE MOTOR LAMP IANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CORRUGATED REFLECTOR FO'R AUTOMOBILE LAMPS.

Application filed January 3, 1922. Serial No. 528,880.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known that CLARENCE A. MICHEL,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and 6 State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Corrugated Reflectors for Automobile Lamps, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates generally to automobile headlights and more particularly to a novel construction of reflector used in said lamps, the object being to improve the road illumination by proper y spreading the beam of light as it emanates from the lamp.

Various devices have been employed to eliminate the glare in the ordinary automobile headlight and in doing so the proper road illuminationhassuflered to some extent due to the fact that not enough lateral s read of the beam has been had to give t e proper width of road illumination, both close to the car and in advance of the same and the object of the present invention is to overcome this objection and rovide a reflector which will ive a wide ispersion of the light rays an these widely diver ing rays can be controlled by any suitab e form of screen to cut out the glare, and without interfering with the lateral spread of the beam.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims. In the drawings forming a part of this specification Fig. 1 is a face view of a reflector constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view t of corrugations or ribs can be had but a of the same, the lamp being shown in plan; Fi 3' is a vertical sectional view 0 the re ector, the lamp being shown in elevation, and Figs. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 are detall sectional views showing various ways in which the reflector body can be corrugated, ribbed or fluted. I

Referring to the drawings, 30 indlcates the source of light which is the ordinary incandescent lamp fixed in the socket 31 and the light is preferably arranged at the focal point of the reflector 32 which is preferably made of sheet metal and may be a conic section or the surface may be generated by a variable parabola, a variable hyperbola or a variable semi-ellipse, or any combination thereof.

In order to get a lateral divergence of the reflector rays, I propose to corru ate, rib or flute the surface of the reflector a ong lines produced by passing planes through the reflector which planes are oblique to the axis of the reflector and likewise 0blique to the roadway.

In this manner a series of corrugations, ribs or flutes 33 are produced which diverge or converge outwardly and downwardly or which diverge or converge outwardl and upwardly, from a central plane and it will be noted that the corrugations, ribs or flutes are along curved lines as most clearl shown in Fig. 1. By this construction, I am able to get a large amount of lateral spread of the reflector rays and thereby materially improve the road illumination. In Fig. 4 the reflecting surface between the ribs is concaved as shown at 34, co vexed at 35 in Fig. 5, undulatin at 36, in ig. 6, and zigz at 37 in Fig. and in Figs. 8, 9 and 10 have shown still further modifications with broader surfaces between the ribs or corru ations. In Figure 8 the ribs are projecte rearwardly as indicated at 38 and in Fi re 9 they are projected forwardly as indicated at 39, whereas in Figure 10 merel angles 40 and no protruding ribs are emp oye It will thus be seen that a large variet upon the same general plan, that is, said corrugations, ribs or flutes are in planes oblique to the axis of the reflector and also oblique to the roadway so that said corrugations or ribs are upon curved lines oppositely dislposed with reference to a central plane or me and diverging moreat the bottom than at the top.

what I c aim is:

thereof being located in planes which are 5 oblique to the axis of the reflector and also oblique to a horizontal plane passing through the reflector.

thereof being located in pl enes which are oblique to the axis of the reflector and also 10 oblique to a horizontal plane passing through the reflector, said oblique planes converging rearwardly.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto 'aflix my signature. 2. In a lamp, a ribbed reflector, the ribs CLARENCE A. LHCH'EL.

Havin thus described my invention,

1. In a lamp, :1 ribbed reflector, the ribs 

